Fair Play For Women aims to raise public awareness of the impact of trans-inclusion on the safety and fairness of female sports, both at the elite and grassroots level. Here is some of the work we’ve been doing: Open Letter to the International Olympic Committee by Ana Paula Henkel FPFW
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How did we get here? Back in December 2015 the government announced there would be a review of the Care and Management of Transgender Offenders. This lead to the launch one year later of a new prison policy by HMPPS (Her Majesties Prison and Probation Service) called PSI17/2016. Two external consultants were used
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Thirty three year old, 6′ 3″ tall Brazillian volley ball player Tifanny Abreu is expected to be one of the first male-born transgender athletes competing in the Olympics at Tokyo 2020. New rules set by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in 2016 now allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s
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Data including the number of transgender prisoners serving their sentence in England and Wales is captured each year in April. Six months later the figures are released to the public. This article is an analysis of the data conducted by Fair Play For Women. This year, prisoners
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Fair Play For Women is calling on the government to urgently review prison rules following the sexual assault of two women while in prison by rapist Karen White. More information on why this is important can be found in this article by James Kirkup in the Spectator. Fair Play
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Gender non-conforming behaviours are very common in young children. Societal and peer pressure pushes children more towards gender conformity as they get older. However, it is not abnormal or unusual for a child to like playing with toys and wearing clothes which are associated with the opposite sex. It is
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Every parent faced with a child claiming they think they are transgender will have heard the terrifying statistics about high suicide rates when transgender children are not supported in their preferred gender identity. It is frequently mentioned in news reports covering transgender issues and is often a strong emotional motivator
Read moreDesistance studies in children with Gender Dysphoria Ten studies have been conducted looking at whether gender dysphoria persists throughout childhood. On average 80% of children change their minds and do not continue into adulthood as transgender. Some of these studies are very old, the first being published in 1968 and
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“I was born in the wrong body”. We commonly hear this and similar phrases to describe what it feels like to be transgender. These sound-bites roll off the tongue with ease and have been repeated so many times that it is easy to believe they are true; that the brain is
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Sex hormone therapy The NHS does not currently allow children under the age of 16 to be prescribed cross-sex hormones such as testosterone or estrogen. However, once your child reaches 16 then treatment with cross-sex hormones can be obtained on the NHS. This is a particularly crucial stage in the
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The practices of social transition and chest binding are often promoted as harmless as they do not involve any medical treatment or intervention. Here we look at the evidence of the safety and potential effects of these very recent developments which have quickly become widespread. What is a social transition?
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Under the age of 16 the only medical treatment that is recommended by the NHS for children struggling with issues of gender identity are PUBERTY BLOCKERS. The drugs used are a class of synthetic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. By acting on the pituitary gland, these puberty blockers prevent the release of chemical
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Introduction At the end of the UK Gender Recognition Consultation, an online survey was commissioned by ‘Women Ask Questions’ and paid for by publicly crowdfunded money raised for this purpose. Populus conducted the survey between 19th and 21st October 2018, using 2074 UK respondents (49% male, 51% female, weighted) across
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https://fairplayforwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Final-Talk-Ann-Sinnott.m4a My name is Ann Sinnott. The protected characteristics of the Equality Act were instated in recognition of the fact that certain categories of people are disadvantaged. ‘Gender reassignment’ is one such characteristic, but the current term ‘transgender’ applies to far greater numbers: some 85% of male-borns identifying as
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My name is Jane Galloway and I am an Autism Parent Advocate. We know from research released by the Tavistock and Portman clinic, that over the last decade, the number of children identifying as transgender, has increased by 4000% and that these children are overwhelmingly girls. Organisations like Stonewall,
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The consultation has now closed and submissions no longer accepted SEND A READY-MADE RESPONSE To make this quick and easy to do, we have included some answers to the questions relating to women’s rights for you. All you have to do is fill out your contact details below, check you
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